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    Posted: April 10 2012 at 5:07pm
Big smilecan any one tell me how many gal of water i should be changing for a safe water change. it's a 65 gal red sea thanks. and any ideas on lowering nitrates, i belive they are a little high because of feeding so just wondering if there where any thing to add to the tanks to help like cheto or what ever it is called thanks.
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There are LOTS of differing opinions on water changes.....

We do 15ish% every month or so. (so for you that would be roughly 10 gallons.)
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Im one of the newer people to this, but most of what I read seems to be 10% - 20% (6.5 to 13 Gallons from a 65) Chaetomorpha is the full name yes and I believe there was a person in the classifieds seeing if anyone needed some. (link)
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I do 10% on my aquariums weekly (ideally.)  However, if you need to lower nitrates, make sure your source water is low in nitrates first (RO/DI with very low TDS).  Adequate live rock (not just size...but you'll need a few big pieces to get an anaerobic zone that can reduce nitrates) will also help.  A deep sandbed (required depth depends on sand particle size) will help too. 
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so you do it every week or once a month , thanks for the great advice both of you.
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Im no expert but IMO water changes need to be done based upon water quality, in a well established tank once a month should be just fine. In a newer tank, or when you notice your params are out of normal range a weekly or biweekly is recommended. I myself do a 10% water change every 2 weeks on all my tanks (becuase im lazy and rely on my new saltwater to replace all the calc and mag).
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do you do a water change with ro or salt water or does it matter.
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With Salt water or you will lower your salinity too much. Top off water is only RO water as the salt does not evaporate with the water.
I try to do 10% a week also but it usually is about every two weeks and on my system right now that I moved about a month ago I haven't changed any water yet...
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+1 I do a 10% weekly so I don't have to dose.... I change my carbon every two weeks. 
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I also shoot for 10% every week.  The tank thrives and looks much better with routine waterchanges.
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Brad do you dose your tank?
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